In my experience, I've dealt with "problem children". and I didn't have any problem showing them the door. I believe it's better to dump one "problem case" in order not to expose their fellow Airman to an internal danger (Walking Time bomb). Passing them off to someone else is not the right way to handle them, putting them out is. In a tense situation those clowns will get you and your team killed. As for the numbers I believe they are a bit high.
this 22k number would include the many bolo’s and duds who wash out during the first few days, weeks, and months of active duty. They are grandstanding by including all “personality-disorder” out-processes and falsely representing them with those who served long enough to be eligible for VA medical care.
Geez, the VA “LOVES” nutjob patients, and they try to coax nearly all Vets enrolled for care into being seen and treated by psych services. My most recent offer was in connection with treatments in the pain clinic......